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Amavasya in March 2027

Phalguna Amavasya on 8 March 2027

One Amavasya falls in March 2027. The tithi runs 7 Mar, 1:47 PM to 8 Mar, 2:59 PM — 25.2 hours — and the date below is the day it governs at sunrise in New Delhi.

MondayKrishna Paksha

Phalguna Amavasyaफाल्गुन अमावस्या

8 March 2027

Tithi begins
7 Mar, 1:47 PM
Tithi ends
8 Mar, 2:59 PM
Tithi length
25.2 hours
Lunar month
Phalguna Krishna
Sunrise
6:41 AM
Sunset
6:23 PM
Aparahna — tarpan window
1:42 PM – 4:03 PM
Day length
11 hours 43 minutes

Tarpan and shraddha for the ancestors are performed in Aparahna, the fourth fifth of the daylight hours — 1:42 PM to 4:03 PM on this date, derived from its own sunrise of 6:41 AM and sunset of 6:23 PM rather than a fixed clock time. The tithi ends at 8 Mar, 2:59 PM, which is the instant the Moon and Sun share a longitude.

How March compares

Phalguna Amavasya runs 25.2 hours, against a range of 20.2 to 26.7 hours across the twelve months around it — shortest on 2 August 2027, longest on 7 January 2027.

Every other vrat in March 2027

Computed for the same month, so one page covers the whole fasting calendar.

DateDayVratName
4 March 2027ThursdayEkadashiVijaya Ekadashi
5 March 2027FridayPradosh VratShukra Pradosh Vrat
18 March 2027ThursdayEkadashiAmalaki Ekadashi
20 March 2027SaturdayPradosh VratShani Pradosh Vrat
22 March 2027MondayPurnimaPhalguna Purnima · Holika Dahan
25 March 2027ThursdaySankashti ChaturthiBhalachandra Sankashti Chaturthi

Frequently asked

What date is Amavasya in March 2027?

Phalguna Amavasya falls on 8 March 2027, a Monday, with the tithi running 7 Mar, 1:47 PM to 8 Mar, 2:59 PM. That is the only one this month.

What other vrats fall in March 2027?

6 others: Vijaya Ekadashi on 4 March, Shukra Pradosh Vrat on 5 March, Amalaki Ekadashi on 18 March, Shani Pradosh Vrat on 20 March, Phalguna Purnima on 22 March, Bhalachandra Sankashti Chaturthi on 25 March.

Are March's tithis unusually long or short?

Phalguna Amavasya runs 25.2 hours. Across the twelve months around this one, Amavasya ranged from 20.2 hours on 2 August 2027 to 26.7 hours on 7 January 2027. The variation comes from the Moon's changing speed, which is also why these dates cannot be counted off a fixed cycle.

The other vrat calendars

March's dates are the same for everyone. What they mean for you is not.

Your kundli decides which of these tithis actually carry weight for you, and which are simply days in the calendar.

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